18 child labourers rescued in Odisha
Berhampur (Odisha): Eighteen child labourers were rescued in joint raids by different agencies from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district of Odisha, official sources said on Tuesday. The raids were conducted on eight establishments, including shops, hostels, motor garages and snacks manufacturing units... read more »
Coalscam: CBI seeks sanction to prosecute government servants
CBI, on Monday, told a special court that it has forwarded a request to the competent authority to consider granting sanction to prosecute two public servants who have been summoned as accused in a coal blocks allocation scam case. The agency informed Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar that request... read more »
12 Sri Lankan fishermen released
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court here on Monday ordered the release of 12 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were apprehended by the Coast Guard on September 30 and arrested by the Taruvaikulam Marine police on charges of poaching in Indian waters off Kanyakumari. Magistrate T. Jayaraajan ordered... read more »
In Jammu and Kashmir, BJP Not Inclined to Tie up With PDP: Sources
Despite its big gains in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP indicated on Tuesday that it is disinclined to form government in alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which is set to be the largest party in what is emerging as a hung assembly. At 1.45 pm,... read more »
Three suspected Maoist attacks in Kerala
Suspected Maoists attacks have been reported from three places in Palakkad and Wayanad districts, the main targets being Forest Department offices in the two districts. According ot the... read more »
Sydney siege gunman’s wife taken into custody
The former partner of siege gunman Man Haron Monis will be taken into custody after her bail was revoked by a Sydney court. Amirah Droudis, 34, was in November 2013 charged with the murder... read more »
Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign widens
Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban massacred 132 children and nine others at a... read more »
Regrouped Janata Parivar stages protest against Modi govt at Jantar Mantar
The regrouped Janata Parivar is staging a protest against the Narendra Modi government at Jantar Mantar over various issues on Monday. Six political parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar... read more »
In 2008 Mumbai Killings, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Pu...
In the fall of 2008, a 30-year-old computer expert named Zarrar Shah roamed from outposts in the northern mountains of Pakistan to safe houses near the Arabian Sea, plotting mayhem in Mumbai,... read more »
